Clark Township
Township
Location in Montgomery County
Location in Montgomery County
Coordinates: 39°54′21″N 86°45′30″W / 39.90583°N 86.75833°W / 39.90583; -86.75833
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMontgomery
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total36.31 sq mi (94.0 km2)
 • Land36.29 sq mi (94.0 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
[1]
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,841
 • Density50.7/sq mi (19.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46172, 47954, 47968
Area code765
GNIS feature ID453202

Clark Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,841 and it contained 812 housing units.[2]

Clark Township was founded in 1830.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.31 square miles (94.0 km2), of which 36.29 square miles (94.0 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Harshbarger, Hicks, Inlow, Mount Pleasant, Stoner and Wesley.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Morrison Lake

Education

  • South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Clark Township residents are served by the Ladoga-Clark Township Public Library.[4]

Political districts

References

  • "Clark Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Beckwith, Hiram Williams; Kennedy, P. S. (1881). History of Montgomery County, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley. H. H. Hill and N. Iddings. pp. 443.
  4. ↑ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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